“UP stands in first position among other states with respect to various aspects of crimes, like crime against women, children etc”
What FACTLY found
According to the Crime in India 2019 report released by the NCRB, Uttar Pradesh has reported the highest number of cases of crime against women and crime under the POCSO Act. As far as other aspects of crime mentioned in the claim, Uttar Pradesh is among the top three states. However, UP being the most populous state in the country, the total number of crimes against women will usually be more. The data related to the crime rate shows that Uttar Pradesh has reported 55.4 crimes per lakh popul...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 October 2020. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 October 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.